ITP News
Munir Mosaheb Recieves FASEB MARC, Microbiology Travel Awards
Munir Mosaheb from Lee Wetzler’s lab was selected to receive a FASEB MARC Program Poster/Oral Presentation Travel Award, the Microbiology Department Travel Award, and the AAI 2014 Abstract Award to attend and present at Immunology 2014, The American Association of Immunologiests annual meeting from May 2-6, 2014 in Pittsburgh, PA. Munir will be presenting a talk entitled "Examination of the Role of Dendritic Cells, Macrophages, and B Cells as a Function of Vaccine Adjuvants". Munir will also be presenting two posters at the conference.
Kristie Hilliard and Emily Nelson Win 2014 Corwin Award
Congratulations to Kristie Hilliard and Emily Nelson, who both are recipients of the 2014 Corwin Award. The Corwin Award recognizes students who exemplify the characteristics of an outstanding departmental “citizen.” Values of collegiality, scientific integrity, commitment to scientific endeavor, and active participation in departmental activites are all components taken into account when the selection of the Corwin Award recipient is made. These values best epitomize the contributions of Dr. Larry Corwin, a former member of the Microbiology Department for whom the award is named.
Barb Nikolajczyk Publishes Two New Articles
Barb Nikolajczyk, PhD has two publications out soon: The Bidirectional Relationship between Metabolism and Immune Responses & Immune cells link obesity-associated type 2 diabetes and periodontitis
Emily Nelson Wins OTD Award at 2013 BU Scholars Day
Emily Nelson won the Office of Technology Development Award at the 2014 BU Scholars Day for a poster entitled "Post Transcriptional RNA Regulation During Ebola Virus Infection".
Gerald Denis and Barb Nikolajczyk Co-Author New Publication
Gerald Denis, PhD and Barb Nikolajczyk, PhD co-authored as part of a team a new publication: The double bromodomain protein Brd2 promotes B cell expansion and mitogenesis.